Josefo

/'ʒu.ze.fu/

//'ʒu.ze.fu// noun

The verdict

“Josefo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,583 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,583
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prenome masculino

Corpus desk

Index PT-josefo · Josefo · Portuguese

Josefo · rank #67,583 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,583
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH justaposição

Nearest frequency peer: justaposição (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Josefo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Josefo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Josefo
PropertyValue
HeadwordJosefo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'ʒu.ze.fu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Josefo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Josefocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “justaposição” (#67,585), “kam” (#67,587), “izquierda” (#67,575). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “Josefo” fica em #67,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Josefo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,583 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /'ʒu.ze.fu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prenome masculino".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Josefo, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Josefo, spelled J-O-S-E-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    prenome masculino

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Josefo"?
"Josefo" is spelled J-O-S-E-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is /'ʒu.ze.fu/.
What does "Josefo" mean?
As a noun, "Josefo" means: prenome masculino
How do you pronounce "Josefo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Josefo" is /'ʒu.ze.fu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Josefo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list